中考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)：-難度較大的閱讀文章含答案(九)

SleeplessatNight Itwasanormalsummernight．Humidity(濕氣)hunginthethickair． Icouldn’tgotosleep，partlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenextday．Mymumhadsaidthattomorrowwasgoingtobeasurprise． Sweatstucktomyachingbody．Finally,gatheredenoughstrengthtositup．Ilookedoutofmysmallwindowintothenight．Therewasabigbrightmoonhanginginthesky,givingoffamagiclight． Icouldn’tstandthepressureanymore，SOIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyselffeelbetter．Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste．Icleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrow．Backandforth，upanddown．ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovement，somelife．Gladiator,mycat,frightenedmeashemeowed(喵喵地唱出)hissadsong．Hewasont11eoldorangecouch(長(zhǎng)沙發(fā))，sittinguponhisfrontlegs，waitingforsomethingtohappen．HelookedatmeasiftosayI“I’mlonely,petme．Ineedagoodhug(緊抱)．”Eventhecouchbeggedmetositonit．InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch．Thiscouchrepresentedmyparents’marriage，mybirth，andhundredsofotherlittleevents．AsIheldGladiator,myheartstartedbeatingheavily．Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions：What’slife?AmIreallyalive?Areyoulisteningtome?EverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiator’sbody，Ihadanewthought；eachtouchsangadifferentsong．Iforgotallabouttheheatandthenextday’ssurprise．TheatmospherewasSOfullofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms．Fallingasleepwiththebigcatinmyarms，Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway．31TheauthorofthepassagecouldnotgotosleeppartlybecauseAitwastoocold．

Bitwastoodry．

Chehadacold．

Dhehadafever32Whatwastheweatherlikethatnight?

AItwaschilly．

BItwaswindy．

CItwasfine．

DItwascloudy．33Theauthorbrushedhisteethoverandover

Atorelievehimselfofthepressure．

Btoeasehistoothache．

Ctoshakeoffthecold．

Dtoremovethedirt．34Gladiatorwasthenameof

Aamovie．

Bapet．

Cacouch．

Dasong．35Whatdidthe‘‘couch’’represent?

AAnewthought．

BDifferentsongs．

CAcomfortablelife．

DHappymemories．第二篇AncientEgyptBroughtDownbyFamineEvenancientEgypt’smightypyramid(金字塔)builderswerepowerlessinthefaceofthefamine(饑荒)thathelpedbringdowntheircivilizationaround2180B．C．．NowevidencecollectedfrommuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggeststhatashiftinclimatethousandsofkilometerstothesouthwasultimatelytoblame--andthesameorworsecouldhappentoday．TheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile’sannualfloodstoirrigatetheircrops．ButanychangeinclimatethatpushedtheAfricanmonsoons(季風(fēng))southwardsoutofEthiopiawouldhavereducedthesefloods．DecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldhavemeantfewerplantstostabilizethesoil．W．1lenraindidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamountsofsoilintotheBlueNileandintoEgypt，alongwithsediment(沉積)fromtheWhiteNile．BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope(同位素)signaturefromthatofthewhiteNile．SobyanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNileDelta．MichaelKromofLeedsUniversityworkedoutwhatproportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver．Kromreasonsthatduringperiodsofdrought，theamountofBlueNilemudintheriverwouldberelativelyhigh．Hefoundthatoneoftheseperiods，from4500to4200yearsago。immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt’soldKingdom．TheweakenedwaterswouldhavebeendisasterfortheEgyptians．‘‘Changesthataffectfoodsupplydon’thavetobeverylargetohavearipple(波浪)effectinsocieties，”saysBillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatoryinNewYork．4WhenwastheFraunhoferSocietyfounded?AIn1940．

BLastyear．

CAftertheunification．

DIn1949．5Theword“expertise’’inline3couldbebestreplacedbyA“experts”．

B“scientists”．

C“scholars”．

D“specialknowledge”．31．c該題問的是：該文的作者不能入睡的部分原因是什么?第二段的第一個(gè)句子是這么說的：我不能入睡，部分原因是感冒，部分原因是對(duì)第二天的期待。32．C該題問的是：那天的天氣怎么樣?第一段的第一句是這么說的：這是一個(gè)普通的夏季里的夜晚。第三段的最后一句話說的是：一個(gè)巨大的明媚的月亮懸掛在天空，發(fā)出妖艷的光芒。可見，那天天氣很好。33．A該題問的是：作者不斷地刷牙是為什么?第四段的第一句話是這么說的．：我再也受不住這種壓力了。于是我就去做我經(jīng)常做的事，使得感覺好些。下面就談到了刷牙。34．B該題問的是：“Gladiator”是什么的名字?第五段的第二句話是這么說韻：Gladiator，我的貓，喵喵地唱出了它的悲哀的歌，把我嚇了一跳?？梢姟癎ladiator”是愛畜的名字。35．D該題問的是：“couch”代表了什么?倒數(shù)第三段的第二個(gè)句子是這么說的：這個(gè)“躺椅，代表了我父母的婚姻、我的降臨，以及許許多多其他的小的事件。不難看出，它代表的是愉快的記憶。36．D這道題問的是：作者為什么提及“古埃及偉大的金字塔建筑者”?文章開頭有這么一句話，中文意思是：即使古埃及偉大的金字塔建筑者面對(duì)那場(chǎng)在公元前2180年促使他們的文明毀滅的饑荒也無(wú)能為力。D說的是：即使是他們也不能挽救他們的文明。因此D是正確的答案。A說的是：他們?cè)鴦?chuàng)造過奇跡。B說的是：他們很強(qiáng)壯。C說的是：他們其實(shí)很弱。37．A這道題問的是：下面列出的幾種因素中哪一種因素是造成古埃及文明毀滅的根本性因素。A說的是：氣候變化。第一段中有這樣一個(gè)子句：…ashiftinclimate…wasultimatelytoblame…最終歸咎于氣候的變化。在第一題的題解中，我們提到了“饑荒”與“古埃及文明毀滅”的關(guān)系。但“饑荒”是表層的因素，“氣候的變化”才是古埃及文明毀滅的深層的因素。因此，A是正確的答案。B：腐敗。c：水災(zāi)。D：人口增長(zhǎng)。38．D這道題問的是：下面列出的幾種陳述哪一種是正確的?D說的是：白尼羅河是尼羅河的支流。第四段中的最后一句話是這么說的：…workedoutwhat‘proportionofsedimentcamefromeachbranchoftheriver．……找到了來自河的每條支流的沉積物的比例。這里的“河”是指“尼羅河”，“每條支流”回指上文所說的“青尼羅河”和“白尼羅河”。因此，D是正確的答案。A：白尼羅河是尼羅河的干流。B：白尼羅河是青尼羅河的干流。c：白尼羅河是青尼羅河的支流：顯然，這些都不構(gòu)成答案。39．A這道題問的是：古埃及王朝毀滅發(fā)生在什么時(shí)候?A說的是：就在一個(gè)時(shí)期的干旱之后。第五段有這么一個(gè)句子：…oneoftheseperiods…immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt'sOldKingdom．其中的一個(gè)時(shí)期……就發(fā)生在古埃及王國(guó)毀滅之前?？梢钥闯?，A應(yīng)該是正確的答案。B：就在一個(gè)時(shí)期的水災(zāi)之后。C：就在遇到一次旱災(zāi)之前。D：就在遇到一次水災(zāi)之前。40．Bdevastate是及物動(dòng)詞。意思是：使荒蕪；破壞。devastating既是現(xiàn)在分詞，又是形容詞。此處devastating不是現(xiàn)在分詞，因?yàn)樗竺娌桓~短語(yǔ)，它只能是形容詞。它的意思是：破壞性的。frustrate是動(dòng)詞。意